2027 AFCON: Nigeria, Morocco, Côte d’Ivoire, Cameroon Seek Back-to-Back Victories as Matchday Two Begins
The race for places at the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda intensifies as Matchday Two of the qualifiers gets underway, with Nigeria, Morocco, Côte d’Ivoire and Cameroon among the teams seeking consecutive victories.
Matchday One produced 17 winners from 24 fixtures, with 63 goals scored as several of Africa’s leading nations made strong starts.
Morocco opened Group A with a 2-0 victory over Gabon and travel to face Lesotho on Tuesday, while Niger, who defeated Lesotho 2-1, host Gabon.
In Group C, Côte d’Ivoire will look to build on their opening victory over Ghana when they travel to Somalia. The Gambia, also winners on Matchday One, face Ghana away from home.
Cameroon began Group G with a 1-0 victory over Comoros and now travel to Congo, while Namibia, who defeated Congo in their opener, face Comoros.
In Group L, Nigeria came from behind to beat Madagascar 2-1 in Uyo through goals from debutants George Ilenikhena and Moses Usor. The Super Eagles now face Guinea-Bissau in Bissau, with the hosts also entering the encounter after a winning start — a 2-0 away victory over co-hosts Tanzania.
Other notable Matchday Two fixtures include Algeria’s trip to Burundi, Senegal’s visit to Ethiopia, Mali’s meeting with Liberia and South Africa’s clash with Eritrea.
Fixtures at a Glance
Monday, 28 September
- Equatorial Guinea vs Sierra Leone — 16:00 GMT
- Zimbabwe vs DR Congo — 16:00 GMT
- Central African Republic vs Burkina Faso — 16:00 GMT
- Botswana vs Tunisia — 19:00 GMT
Tuesday, 29 September
- Comoros vs Namibia — 11:00 GMT
- Lesotho vs Morocco — 13:00 GMT
- South Sudan vs Egypt — 13:00 GMT
- Burundi vs Algeria — 13:00 GMT
- Mozambique vs Sudan — 13:00 GMT
- Ethiopia vs Senegal — 13:00 GMT
- Ghana vs The Gambia — 16:00 GMT
- Zambia vs Togo — 16:00 GMT
- Uganda vs Libya — 16:00 GMT
- Cape Verde vs Rwanda — 16:00 GMT
- Madagascar vs Tanzania — 13:00 GMT
- Guinea-Bissau vs Nigeria — 16:00 GMT
- Somalia vs Côte d’Ivoire — 19:00 GMT
- Benin vs Mauritania — 19:00 GMT
- Congo vs Cameroon — 19:00 GMT
- Liberia vs Mali — 19:00 GMT
Wednesday, 30 September
- Eritrea vs South Africa — 16:00 GMT
Thursday, 1 October
- Guinea vs Kenya — 16:00 GMT
Tuesday, 6 October
- Angola vs Malawi — 19:00 GMT
With three points at stake in every fixture, Matchday Two offers the opening winners an opportunity to strengthen their positions while the teams that dropped points face an early need to respond.
